Shower stall



March 7, 1933. E MEDECKEN 1,900,658

SHOWER STALL Filed March 11, 1951 mmvrok.

Patented Mar. 7, 1933 UNED STATS 1 EDWARD F. NIEDECKEN', OF MILWAUKEE,.WISCONSIN SHOWER sTALL Application filed March 11, "1931 v Serial No.521,679.

This invention relates in general to shower stalls and more partlcularlyto a covering for the bottom or floor of an all metal shower stall andto a means for securing the covp Figure 3 is a fragmentary view on anen- 55 ering in position.

Under many circumstances, it is highly desirable to employ in connectionwith show- I er baths an all metal shower stall. However, it is more orless disagreeable and undesir- 19 able for other reasons to stand on themetal bottoms of these stalls when taking a bath.

The present invention proposes a covering which may be in the form ofasphalt tile and which is cemented to the metallic bottom of the stall.The tile are united together and to the extreme lower end portion of thevertical walls of the stall by an asphalt composition. At least one ofthe asphalt tiles has an outlet opening formed therewith which reg-'isters with the outlet opening of the drain connection of the stall. Tosupplement the action of the cement and insure the retention of the tilearound the margin of the outlet opening in proper position, a perforateddisc, which also functions as a strainer, is provided and has itsperiphery Overlapping the tile around the margin of the outlet opening.Preferably, the underside of the margin of the disc is beveled and thetile around the margin of the outlet opening is corre sponding formed sothat the disc is flush with the surface of the tile. The disc is held inposition by means of a screw which has its head engaged with andcountersunk in the center of the disc and which has its shank threadedthrough a cross bar or spider provided in the drain connection.

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of theconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forminga part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the type of shower stalls inwhich the present invention is embodied;

Figure 2 is a view partly in transverse vertical section and partly inside elevation andillustrating the bottom of the shower stall equippedwith a covering and securing means therefor embodying the presentinventionjand V larged scale showing the structure'of the securing meansat the outlet opening. 2 Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1designatesan all metal shower stall having the usual metallic bottom 2,provided at its center with an outlet opening 3. The outlet opening 3 isequipped with'a drain fitting 4 which connects up with the drain pipe 5.

A covering is provided for the bottom-2 of the stalland, although shownin the drawing, for purposes of simplicity in illustration, as acontinuous structure, preferably consists of asphalt tile, the tilesbeing cemented to each other, to the bottom wall 2 and to the extremelower end portions of the vertical walls of the stall. At least one ofthe tiles is formed with an outlet opening 7 which registers with theoutlet opening 3 and the wall of this outlet opening has at least aportion tapered or beveled as indicated at 8. For 5 securing the tile ortiles surrounding the outlet of the stall firmly against the bottom adisc 10 is provided, the disc being slotted or perforated as at 11 so'asto function also as a strainer and having a beveled periphery 12 whichflatly engages the beveled portion of the outlet opening 7 whereby todispose the top of the disc flush with the top of the covering 6. Forsecuring the disc 10 in position, a screw is utilized and has its head14 countersunk in an opening provided at the center of the disc and hasits shank 15 threaded through an opening provided therefor in atransverse bar or spider 16 which may be engaged with inwardly directednotched lugs 17 integrally formed with opposed portions of a wall of theoutlet fitting 4E.

l/Vith a construction of this nature, the bottom of the stall is farmore comfortable and far better adapted for its purposes and thecovering is securely held in position. 'Ingress of water between thecovering and the stall is effectively prevented at all points and evenat the outlet opening where it is most liable to occur. By utilizing thescrew for holding down the disc the disc may be tightly and rigidlysecured in position Without causing it to rotate and roughen up thetile.

The invention claimed is:

In a metallic shower stall including a bottom and having an outletopening therein provided with a drain connection secured therearound,said connection forming with the floor a substantially plane surface, an

asphalt tile covering for the floor of the stall, at least one of theasphalt tiles of the cover- 7 ing having a beveled outlet opening lying7 above and registering with the outlet opening of the stall, a rigidperforated plate having a beveled marginal edge and having its uppersurface lying in'or below the main plane of Y the asphalt tilte coveringin the region of the outlet openings, with the beveled periphery of theplate overlapping the beveled marginal portion of the asphalt tilearound its outlet opening, and cooperable means between the plate andthe drain connection for. forcing the plate into clamping engagementwithsaid marginal portion of the asphalt tile to exert downward andlateral pressure on the marginal beveled edge of said tile forpreventing passage of water between the tile and perforated plate.

In witness whereof, 1 hereto afiix my signature. 7

ED'WARD F. NIEDE CKEN.

